Agenda: 78th Annual Meeting, 1999


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Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Committee on Transportation-Related Noise and Vibration (A1F04)
78th Annual Meeting
January, 1999
Washington, D.C.

Committee A1F04-Related Sessions for 1999 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
(All Meeting Rooms Located at the Washington Hilton Hotel)


Session
Tuesday
January 12, 1999
Wednesday
January 13, 1999
MORNING
SESSIONS
9:00 am to 12:00 noon

Guided Transit Noise Subcommittee

Jackson Room
9:00 am to 12:00 noon

Highway Noise Subcommittee

Conservatory Room
AFTERNOON
SESSIONS
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Aircraft Noise Subcommittee

Chevy Chase Room
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm

A1F04 Committee

Georgetown West Room
EVENING
SESSIONS
Open
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm

Transportation-Related Noise Issues
(Session 434)

Monroe Room
Thursday
January 14, 2000
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Workshop: Tire Road Noise

Jefferson East Room


Guided Transit Noise Subcommittee
Agenda

  1. Introductions

  2. Administration

  3. Announcements

  4. Research:
    1. Funding Outlook
    2. Current Research
    3. New Research Statements
    4. Action Items

  5. Papers for 1999 Annual Meeting

  6. Presentation / Discussion
      Summary of IWRN Conference James Nelson, Wilson Ihrig and Associates

  7. Closing Remarks



Aircraft Noise Subcommittee
Agenda

  1. Call to Order

  2. Welcome and Introductions of Members and Guests

  3. Reports:
    1. Remaining TRB Week Activities
    2. Summer Meeting 1998 - St. Petersburg, FL
    3. Others

  4. Announcements:
    1. A1F04 Awards Dinner
    2. A1F04 Summer Meeting 1999 - San Diego, CA

  5. Presentations:
      Virtual Reality Transportation Design/Pilling/Analysis Tool M.J. Parker, Engineering & Computer Simulations, Inc (ECS)
      FAA's Aviation Noise Demonstration System (ANDS) Robert Hixon, FAA/AEE

  6. Open Discussion on Topics of Mutual Interest

  7. Adjournment



Highway Noise Subcommittee
Agenda

  1. Call to Order

  2. Welcome and Introductions of Members and Guests

  3. Reports:
    1. Remaining TRB Week Activities
    2. A1F04 Summer Meeting 1998 - St Petersburg, FL
    3. NCHRP Synthesis on Tire / Pavement Noise
    4. Others

  4. Announcements:
    1. A1F04 Awards Dinner
    2. A1F04 Summer Meeting 1999 - San Diego, CA

  5. Presentations (Order subject to change):
      Acoustics and Your Environment - The Basics of Sound and Highway Traffic Noise - A Video Presentation Judith Rochat,
      Volpe Center Acoustics Facility
      Topics Associated with the Auditory Hazard from Air Bag Noise Richard Price,
      U.S. Army
      An Analysis of Urban Traffic Noise and Residents' Perceptions in Kuwait Parvis Koushki,
      Kuwait University
      Discussions & Presentations on TNM:
      TNM Reference Sheets - A Summary of Steps, Hints and Warnings Grant Anderson,
      Harris, Miller, Miller & Hanson
      TNM Experiences Bill Bowlby,
      Bowlby & Associates
      TNM Insertion Loss Study Sharon P. Carpenter,
      Paul Carpenter Associates
      Others' Experience

  6. Open Discussion

  7. Adjournment



Committee A1F04
Agenda

  1. Call to Order

  2. Welcome and Introductions of Members and Guests

  3. Statements by Jon Williams, TRB Staff Liaison; and Wayne Kober, Section Chairman

  4. Review of Minutes from January 1998 Meeting - Gregg Fleming

  5. Reports:
      Summer 1998 Meeting Gregg Fleming
      1998 / 1999 Activities & Sessions Gregg Fleming
      Aircraft Noise Update Larry Finegold
      Guided Transit Noise Update Jim Nelson
      Highway Noise Update Ken Polcak

  6. Presentations:
      A Proposal for a Public Education Program in Transportation Noise James Cowan, Acentech
      Future Transportation Noise Research & Policy Agenda Larry Finegold, United States Air Force, Armstrong Laboratories

  7. Discussion:
      A1F04 Summer Meeting (1999) Gregg Fleming
      Others (Wall Journal)

  8. Announcements:
      A1F04 Awards Dinner Steve Ronning
      Others

  9. Adjournment


Transportation-Related Noise Issues (Session 434)
Gregg G. Fleming, Volpe Center Acoustics Facility, presiding

Placement of Sound Absorbing Materials to Control Traffic Noise Reflections at Highway Underpass 990557 (1999 Best Paper Recipient) Lloyd A. Herman and Srikanth R. Seshadri, Ohio University;
Elvin Pinckney, Ohio Department of Transportation
Fitting the TNM REMELs for Use in STAMINA 2.0 990471 Richard K. Romick-Allen, Chiang Lin, and Susan M. Morgan, Southern Illinois University;
Michael T. Bruns, Illinois Department of Transportation
The Railway Noise Model 991471 John M. MacDonald and Roger L. Wayson, University of Central Florida
Testing the AAMA Community Noise Model 9991472 Roger L. Wayson, John M. MacDonald, and Mark Chovarelli, University of Central Florida
Effects of Transverse Tined Pavement/Grooves Spacing on Tire/Pavement Noise from Aspect of Annoyance Caused by Wailing 9991463 Seishi Mearashi, Japan Ministry of Construction;
Nicolas Gagarin and Timothy Coppage, Federal Highway Administration


Workshop: Tire Road Noise
Objective: This workshop will be a follow-on to the one conducted at the A1F04 Summer Meeting. The objective of the workshop is to develop an implementation plan for tire/road noise research with a specific emphasis on Committee A1F04's involvement. It is not only intended for noise researchers, but also individuals involved in pavement design issues.

Agenda

  1. Call to Order

  2. Welcome and Introductions of Members and Guests

  3. Review of Minutes from 1998 Summer Meeting - Gregg Fleming

  4. Reports / Presentations:
      Ongoing Work at the University of Texas Brian Landsberger or Mike McNearney
      Ongoing Work in Wisconsin Jay Waldschmidt
      Institute for Safe, Quiet, and Durable Highways Representative from Purdue University (unconfirmed)
      NCHRP Study and A1F04's Role Roger Wayson
      The European Perspective Ulf Sandberg

  5. Open Discussion:
    1. Follow-on to Summer Breakout Sessions
    2. Where do we go from here?
    3. Future Meetings
      1. Planned activity for 1999 Summer Meeting
      2. Adjournment